Archive for January, 2010
Smooth CE 7.4 Elliptical Trainer The most beneficial attribute of an elliptical cross trainer is its ability to provide an exceptional cardiovascular and weight-bearing workout without jeopardizing your joints or back. Ellipticals should have an effortless glide and an intuitive feel that works in concert with your body. The CE 7.4 from Smooth Fitness offers all of these essential characteristics while also providing a great workout with a fluid motion and ultra-quiet performance. Built for a wide range of users, from the beginner to the avid exerciser, the CE 7.4 offers ergonomic pivoting foot pedals for maximum productivity by minimizing discomfort, as well as orthopedic cushioning for a more enjoyable workout. A long 21-inch stride will accommodate even the tallest users comfortably while a heavy-duty flywheel eliminates the aggravating “bump” sometimes felt with other elliptical cross trainers. An electromagnetic braking system allows for smooth transitions and stops during strenuous workouts while wireless heart rate control allows you to set your preferred heart rate, strap on the chest monitor and the resistance of your routines will automatically be adjusted as your heart rate changes. Eight challenging workout programs allow you to vary your exercise routine–from interval training to fitness-level training. A heavy gauge oval steel frame is engineered to be stronger and adds a stylish flair to the CE 7.4. Finally, track your essential workout metrics with the four-window dot matrix LED display with easy-to-read course profiles, RPM, speed, watts, time, distance, pulse, heart rate, calories, resistance level, metabolic equivalents, and target heart rate.
Key Features:
- Workout Programs: 8
- Handgrip Pulse Sensors
- Resistance Levels: 16
- Forward and reverse motion
- Roller-less design for smooth and silent operation
- Dimensions: 83 inches long by 27 inches wide by 67 inches tall
- Tilt-and-Go wheels for easy mobility
- Supports up to 350 pounds
Customer Review: Smooth it is! My research indicated this was a solid piece of gear and it came with some good recommendations. We’ve had it for 5 weeks and have not been disappointed. It is a solid piece of equipment, is very quiet and, as the name implies, very smooth. My wife uses it before going to work and I don’t hear it. The pivoting foot pedals will take a bit of adjustment if you’re not used to them but it beats having your feet fall asleep. My experience at various gyms tells me that all machines are different so give your self some time to get used to this one. It was delivered sooner than indicated and it did come in a big, heavy box but the truck driver wheeled it into the garage. The heaviest piece is the one with the tilt-and-go wheels, so after unpacking it my wife helped me get it into the house and I wheeled that piece into the room for assembly. Assembly is not that difficult and the instructions are very good. My wife will tell you how “handy man challenged” I am but I had it together in a couple of hours. My wife loves the wireless heart monitor. This is our first home elliptical machine and we are very pleased with our purchase. I don’t think you can go wrong with the Smooth ce 7.4. Customer Review: Smooth machine, rough sell Abstract: So far this has been a big, solid and pretty fun-to-use machine at a relatively good price. DO NOT take any deals on used equipment offered by Smooth. A 10% discount is too small to justify the potential headaches. I had major problems with the purchase and initial mechanical failure of a used machine, which cannot be returned for refund.
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BodyCraft 1140 Folding Treadmill Easy to use and strong as an ox, the BodyCraft 1140 folding treadmill will keep you feeling fit even as the weather outside turns dismal. The 1140 is distinguished by a 2.25-horsepower, continuous-duty motor that delivers a smooth, challenging workout, along with a 56-by-20-inch running surface with eight kinetic energy dampers to cushion the knees and joints. Users also have their choice of 10 preset workout programs and two custom programs, depending on their skill and preference levels. As an alternative, users can adjust the treadmill manually via the 12 quick keys, with a speed range of 0.5 to 10 miles per hour and a maximum incline of 12 percent.
Want feedback on your workout? Turn to the built-in console, with a dot-matrix LCD display that tracks your speed, time, distance, incline, pulse, pace, elevation gained, and calories burned. Best of all, the treadmill folds into a compact footprint when your workout is done, making storage and transport easy. Other details include hand-grip sensors that read your heart rate, a two-ply (2.2 mm) running belt, a soft drop lowering system, a weight capacity of 325 pounds, and an audio input for connecting an MP3 player or iPod to the built-in speakers. The treadmill measures 35.5 by 61.5 by 76.25 inches (W x H x D) when open, weighs 251 pounds, and carries the following warranties: lifetime on the frame, 40 years on the motor, five years on the parts, and two years on labor.
Specifications:
- Motor: 2.25 horsepower
- Programs: 10 preset, 2 user-specific
- Maximum Grade: 12%
- Speed Range: 0.5 to 10 miles per hour
- Deck Cushioning: 8 Kinetic Energy Dampers
- Running Surface: 20 inches wide by 56 inches long
- User Weight Limit: 325 pounds
- Electronic Windows: LCD dot matrix window
- Dimensions: 35.5 by 61.5 by 76.25 inches (W x H x D)
About Treadmills Walking is still considered one of the most beneficial cardiovascular exercises for people of all ages, body types, and fitness levels. As a fundamental form of aerobic training, walking has numerous physical benefits for the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, while also increasing muscle tone and burning fat calories. Treadmills provide a convenient way to regularly exercise in all weather conditions in the comfort and safety of your own home.
From beginners just starting an exercise regimen to advanced athletes looking to maintain their fitness level, anyone interested in getting and staying in shape can benefit greatly from regular use of a treadmill. Treadmills allow you to determine the pace, distance, and complexity of the workout based on your needs, all while watching television, talking on the telephone, or reading a magazine. Much easier on sensitive joints like the knees and hips, treadmill walking and running surfaces are typically long, padded platforms that allow ample room for a long stride and comfortable, low-impact walk or jog without the harsh contact of a concrete surface.
While many different types, styles, and price ranges of treadmills exist, many of them offer unique features like a fold-up design for easy storage, an electronic display monitor showing speed, distance, workout time, incline level, and burned calories, and EKG grip pulses to monitor the heart rate while exercising. Regardless of the simple to complex features you may choose, treadmills offer an array of aerobic exercise opportunities that will provide long-lasting beneficial cardiovascular results without a commute to the gym or a jog in the rain.
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Horizon Fitness EX56 Elliptical Trainer The Horizon EX-56 elliptical gives you club-quality performance - from the smooth stride motion to the easy programmability - and recreates the feeling of running or walking without leaving home. 8 motorized resistance levels let you adjust the intensity of your workout, and the clear LCD screen displays heart rate and other key workout feedback. Customer Review: Nice exercise machine I received this elliptical today and it seems like a good value for what I paid. Assembly took about 1 and 1/2 hours and was pretty easy. It is a quiet machine - runs smoothly and has a variety of settings. I got a pretty good workout in a short time. Considered buying something cheaper but after reading online reviews I decided to spend a little more for a better quality machine. I recommend this elliptical but anyone who is considering buying one should think about how much room and ceiling height they have for it. I read the specs but it still seems bigger and heavier than what I expected. But for now its a good elliptical and I would rate this machine higher but I want to wait and see how it holds up.
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Weslo Cadence 850 Treadmill Walking Belt A durable walking belt of the highest quality, it has an exceptional one year warranty. It is pre-lubed, with an additional tube of lube for suggested use at 6-8 months after installation. Unlike some factory belts, a Treadmill Doctor replacement walking belt does not have a foul smell! This includes model number(s) WLTL85050, WLTL85051, WLTL85052, WLTL85053, WLTL85054, WLTL85055, WLTL85056.
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Merit 720E Elliptical Trainer Bring the gym into your home and get an efficient, affordable workout with the Merit 720E elliptical trainer, with 10 levels of computer programmed resistance. It features an easy-to-operate computer console with a brickyard dot matrix display showing current and upcoming resistance as well as two additional windows displaying time, level, distance traveled, and calories burned. You can also check your heart rate via the handgrips integrated into the movement arms. It also features six preset programs–manual, interval, rolling, weight loss, fat blast, and cardio burn. The pivoting foot pads have a textured surface for a firm grip to your feet, and this machine has a 275-pound weight capacity.
Specifications:
- Resistance: Computer programmed with 1 to 10 range
- Flywheel: 4.5 kilograms
- Step-on height: 9 inches
- Stride length: 16 inches
- Crank arm length: 8 inches
- Pivoting foot pad
- Pedal spacing: 270 millimeters / 10.6 inches
- Weight capacity: 250 pounds
Manufacturer’s Warranty Frame - 5 years; brake - 3 years; parts and labor - 90 days
About Elliptical Trainers Elliptical trainers represent the next wave of advancement in low-impact cardiovascular exercise machines and continue to grow in popularity. By simulating motions experienced through walking, stepping, cycling, and skiing, elliptical machines allow for a smooth and fluid motion while building strength in the arms and legs. Similar to the exercise position for treadmills, elliptical trainers are used by standing in an upright position while holding the handrails of the machine. With elliptical trainers, however, your feet remain in the foot pedals throughout the exercise regimen and circulate in a smooth and seamless motion, resulting in little to no impact on the knees, back, and hips.
Elliptical trainers are compatible for all ages and fitness levels and allow you to select the difficulty level through the incline and intensity settings. Additionally, elliptical trainers allow you to determine the complexity of your workout based on your needs, all while listening to music, watching television, or reading a magazine while exercising in the comfort and safety of your own home.
Although different types of elliptical trainers offer an assortment of features, many of them include an array of challenging programs, forward and reverse directional movement, EKG grip pulse handles, a lightweight portable design with easy fold-up capability, and a monitor displaying calories burned, distance, speed, time, and heart rate. Other types of exercise machines, namely treadmills and bikes, offer excellent cardiovascular exercise and muscular training for the legs in a forward-motion exercise. Elliptical trainers take this to the next level by offering an upper and lower body workout with dual motion, challenging and diverse programs, and a low-impact exercise machine that won’t strain sensitive joints.
About Merit Fitness Merit Fitness is part of Johnson Health Tech, one of the largest manufacturers of fitness equipment in the world. They are committed to designing, engineering, and manufacturing superior products for health clubs and homes. Johnson’s manufacturing facilities rank among the most sophisticated in the industry, with an intricate mix of robotics and skilled workers that maintain the highest standards of accuracy and quality. Every stage of manufacturing has a testing phase and 10 percent of Merit’s products go through a rigorous quality inspection that includes completely taking them apart and reassembling them.
Customer Review: Average at best Overall the machine is decent for the price. You get what you pay for, but I bought this elliptical last September and within two months on of the wheels completely fell apart. I am well below the weight capacity for this machine so I wasn’t really sure how this happened, but the company sent me two replacement wheels because parts and labor was still under warranty. Since then that part of the warranty has expired (its only 90 days) and I have now gone through four wheels on this machine and at the price of $18 a piece. To me that is a little too much to charge for a replacement wheel. This is the only real problem I’ve had with the machine. So if you don’t mind replacing the wheels every 2 to 3 months than this is your machine. Customer Review: Steady and Smooth but Heart Rate Monitor Has Bugs This machine was easy to assemble and took less than 90 minutes to put together by myself. The machine is heavy-duty and the action is very smooth while offering effective resistance for a good workout. This machine is also very quite with very little noise. I bought this model because it has heart-rate sensors on the handlebars which is a very big benefit when trying to burn fat effectively. Unfortunitely, the heart-rate sensors do not keep accurate track of my heart rate. While gripping the handlebars during my workout, the heart rate read-out stays in the 80’s range, even while my heart rate exceeds 120 BPM (beats per minute), even after adjusting my hand grip to several different positions, the heart rate was still not reading properly. Overall a good machine but if your serious about burning fat, go with a better name brand so that the heart rate sensors work correctly.
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